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NPC Book Rap on Tuesday, Jan. 19 with former Senate leaders Lott and Daschle
Former Senate Majority Leaders Trent Lott and Tom Daschle plan to discuss their new book, "Crisis Point: Why We Must -- and How We Can -- Overcome Our Broken Politics in Washington and Across America," at a National Press Club Book Rap on Tuesday, Jan. 19, at 6 p.m. in the Conference Rooms. Please note the new time. The event was originally scheduled for later. Tickets are $5 for Press Club members and $10 for the public. The book and tickets are available online here for purchase. The event is a fundraiser for the NPC Journalism Institute. No outside books or memorabilia permitted. Books…
Type: News
Hughes to pass NPC president's gavel to Burr at general membership meeting, Jan. 15
NPC members are invited to the first general membership meeting of 2016 on Friday, Jan. 15. President John Hughes will pass the gavel to Vice President Thomas Burr, who was voted in to the top Club officer position last month. Burr will be the Club's 109th president. The meeting will begin at noon with a buffet lunch. The business portion, which will include reports by the 2015 officers, will begin at 12:15 p.m. Members planning to attend are requested to RSVP to [email protected]. The meeting will be webcast in the members-only section of http://www.press.org.
Type: News
Times columnist Friedman moderates panel on transformation at electric utilities
New York Times columnist Thomas L. Friedman on Jan. 11 moderated a panel of experts who predict technology and consumers' market choices will transform the electrical energy economy. Although Friedman introduced the discussion, held at the National Press Club, by citing the recent climate change accords in Paris, the panelists focused on the trends of rapid and extensive change in the industry. Robbie Diamond, founder, president and CEO of Securing America's Future Energy, named the low price of natural gas as the currently transforming feature in the U.S., and went on to talk about the rapid…
Type: News
The War Against the Drug Cartels
President Gaviria, elected to office August 7, discusses drug trafficking problems in his country.
Type: Media
Navy Chief outlines growing challenges from technological change
The pace of informational and technological change is accelerating so fast that the U.S. Navy is revamping the way it educates personnel from the lowest to the highest ranks, Adm. John M. Richardson, Chief of Naval Operations (CNO), told a National Press Club luncheon audience on Monday, Jan. 11. "We have to develop and field technology more quickly" and "learn and adapt faster," he said. A submariner who has served as CNO since Sept. 18, 2015, Richardson noted that the Navy faces its greatest challenges since the end of the Cold War with the reemergence of Russia and development of China…
Type: News
Club members to tour Washington Post newsroom
The Events Committee has scheduled a tour of the new Washington Post newsroom for NPC Members only. The tour will take place on Thursday, Jan. 21 from 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Participants will tour the newsroom from 3:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. and then attend the story conference meeting that will demonstrate the Post’s digital responsiveness. There is no cost for the tour, but it is limited to a maximum of 20 people, and registration is first come – first served. Those interested may register here.
Type: News
Judging opportunity for Press Club members
Here’s a great chance to judge excellence in journalism, one of our top roles at the National Press Club. Categories will include print, online, broadcast, radio, photography, and we will have a new category for documentaries this year. The judging will take place February 15 – March 4, 2016. Those interested should contact Sheena Roetman, at [email protected] and please copy in [email protected]. They would like to hear from people as soon as possible, and by Jan. 31 at the latest. Please let them know. Lauri Strauss, executive director of the Atlanta Press Club, said: “Your members…
Type: News
NPC Broadcast Committee member Henderson recalls "fascinating and fun" Portrait Gallery career
As National Press Club Broadcast Committee member Amy Henderson sees it, an historian mounting exhibits in a gallery is offering "scholarship with some sizzle." And that she did during her career as curator at the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery. Continuing a new tradition of the Broadcast Committee, Henderson offered at a committee meeting on Thursday, Jan. 7, a brief precis of her career at the Gallery, from which she recently retired. She was working on her doctorate in Jeffersonian History at the University of Virginia when the National Portrait Gallery lured her away. There, she…
Type: News
Red, White & Blue Early Dinner before MLK and State of the Union Events Tuesday Jan. 12
Planning to attend the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s 'Lost' Speech event in the Ballroom on Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2016, or that night's State of the Union speech broadcast in the Reliable Source? The Fourth Estate Restaurant will open early at 5:00 p.m. to allow NPC members and guests to enjoy an early dinner prior to the MLK event or Presidential speech. The a la carte dinner menu in the Fourth Estate includes Duck Breast Jalapeno Poppers, Wild Mushroom Cassoulet, Pecan Crusted Rack of Lamb and accompanying wines. Members interested in making a reservation can do so by calling 202.662.7638 or…
Type: News
Pub Quiz 2016 in Truman Lounge Thursday, Jan. 21
The first monthly trivia night of 2016 will be Thursday, Jan. 21 at 7:00 pm in the Truman Lounge. Pub Quiz is a great opportunity to gather with friends over food and drinks and to meet other Press Club members. Pub Quiz is open only to Club members and their guests. No registration required, just bring your own team or show up and join one.
Type: News